850 touring cars on top gear

[stainesy]

just watched top gear and they had some bits from 1990,s touring car and saw loadsa 850 touring cars. one even crashed bigtime.

anybody els see it?

[Tomcat]

Yup, I was hoping for a big mention of Volvo's involvment in Touring Cars, but sadly nothing..... ah well, better than nothing eh?.

[stainesy]

Yup, I was hoping for a big mention of Volvo's involvment in Touring Cars, but sadly nothing..... ah well, better than nothing eh?.

yeah i was hoping they would say something about them but oh well £££££ happens LOL

that one that crashed realy smacked the side didnt it. that had to hurt

[neevo]

My Dream Car was TG Car of the Year


R500 FTW wooohoooooooo



oops sorry

[BruceT]

Yeh i think that was Burt driving the 850, famous crash for the 850.

BTCC went crap after Volvo left for me, and then actually did because there was 2-3 manufacturers running 3 cars each. Total crap now.

Mid 90's was the best!

[Volvostorm]

Usless fact, I've sat in that Labbatt's RS Cosworth!

[badger1980]

Its more like bumper car's nowaday's rather than who the best driver is with the best team

[Volvostorm]

Its more like bumper car's nowaday's rather than who the best driver is with the best team

Still more interesting than the 'follow the leader' the F1 is.

[850twr]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HlEvg9m1AA[/ame]

[AndysR]

Used to follow the BTCC in the 90's when Volvo raced and loved it, after they finished racing in BTCC I stopped watching. Did watch a practice session about 4 years ago at Brands Hatch and it was good to be there in the thick of the action but it isn't the same and the visit didn't make me want to get back into it

[Cause4Concern]

Usless fact, I've sat in that Labbatt's RS Cosworth!

i saw it on the back of a low loader at ford fair after someone had stacked it!

[Dan850T5]

BTCC is the reason i bought my T5

used to go see it live it's ****e now

[Volvostorm]

i saw it on the back of a low loader at ford fair after someone had stacked it!

I think the same bloke that owns the Labbatts car also owns the Texaco RS!

Some people have all the luck!

[nathT5]

look on www.dukevideo.com and order the 94 and 95 BTCC videos or dvds, they were the 850 years,
they are both well worth the money and from the best years too,
ive got all the BTCC ones from 87 to present and ETCC from the 80,s with the 242 turbos,
also loads of 90,s DTM and aussie tin-top action too,

you could say i,m a bit of a touring car anorach...

[850twr]

got them all on vhs, doesn't appear 94/95 is available on dvd

[nathT5]

got them all on vhs, doesn't appear 94/95 is available on dvd

does,nt look like the 95 season is available atall anymore either???

[850twr]

no i think you may be right, could be worth emailing them, or check ebay, thats where i got mine.

[Big Pete]

They all seem listed if you type in BTCC and the year in the search field they are all listed and in stock, but on VHS!!! I haven't had a VHS player for years!!!

What years were the 850's in it, 94, 95, 96, 97?

Anyone got copies on their computer would be sweet to have a copy of those years. I remember going and watching it but it was the S40's.

[nathT5]

94 and 95 was the 850 then after that they were S40s.

[Big Pete]

I e-mailed Duke Video about them coming out on DVD and this is the response.

"Dear Sir,

I'm afraid it's down to licensing, we do hope to update most of our back
catalogue.
Keep an eye on our website www.dukevideo.com for updates.

Kind Regards

Julie McElroy

Customer Services
Duke Marketing Ltd"